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Nat. Review chpt 20a

Oriental medicine meridians

MeridianAbreviationLocationElementYin/YangPairs with
Stomach ST Starts at the eye, travels down the front side of the body and ends at the second toe Earth Yang Spleen
Spleen SP Starts at the big toe, travels up the medial side of the leg and front of the body and ends at the axilla Earth Yin Stomach
Heart HT Starts at the axilla, travels up the inside of the arm, and ends at the little finger Fire Yin Small intestine
Small intestine SI Starts at the little finger, runs down the outside of the arm and up the neck and ends just in front of the ear Fire Yang Heart
Bladder BL Starts at the ey, travels over the top of the head and down the back and leg, and ends at the little toe Water Yang Kidney
Kidney K Starts at the bottom of the foot, travels up the medial side of the leg and torso, and ends at the chest Water Yin Bladder
Heart governor, circulation/sex, or pericardium HG Starts at the lateral chest, travels up the inside of the arm and ends at the middle finger Fire Yin Triple heater
Triple heater or triple warmer TH or TW Starts at the ring finger, travels up the back of the arm and side of the neck and ends at the side of the head Fire Yang Pericardium
Gallbladder GB Starts at the side of the head, travels down the side of the body, and ends at the fourth toe Wood Yang Liver
Liver Li or LV Starts at the big toe, travels up the inside of the leg, and ends at the front of the torso at the eighth rib Wood Yin Gallbladder
Lung LU Starts at the chest and travels up the arm to the thumb Metal Yin Large intestine
Large intestine LI Starts at the index finger, travels up the arm and neck and ends at the nose Metal Yang Lung
Central or conception vessel CV Starts at the perineum, flows up the midline of the torso and ends at the lower lip None Yin Governing vessel
Governing vessel GV Starts at the tail bone, flows up the midline of the back and over the head and ends at the upper lip None Yang Conception vessel
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